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Man indicted in 2 deaths
Jan. 6, 2009 — A 30-year-old Menifee County man was indicted by a Rowan County grand jury Dec. 18 and charged with the manslaughter of two Grayson men.
Brian Keith Robinette faces two counts of second-degree manslaughter in the deaths of Bruce “Ronnie” Miller, 64, and 62-year-old William “Pud” Walker. Miller and Walker died Aug. 7 when Robinette was allegedly driving under the influence near Cave Run Lake and crashed his vehicle into the victims’ motorcycles.
According to the indictment, Robinette is also charged with first-degree wanton endangerment when he allegedly crashed into a third motorcycle that day driven by Robert Caskey, placing Caskey in danger of serious physical injury.
Kentucky State Police reported that Robinette was traveling westbound along KY 1274 about 3:42 p.m. when he dropped off the right side of the road in a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro.
Robinette then overcorrected the vehicle and locked up the brakes causing the Camaro to allegedly travel into the eastbound lane hitting head-on Miller’s 1998 Ducati motorcycle and Walker’s 2008 BMW cycle.
Both men were airlifted by PHI helicopter to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Miller died just after 5 p.m. that day and Walker died the next morning.
Robinette was not injured in the accident while two passengers in his car were transported by ambulance to St. Claire Regional Medical Center. Police did not release their names or their condition.
Detective Toby Gardner, KSP Post 8 in Morehead, took Robinette into custody Dec. 28.
He remains in the Rowan County Detention Center on a $15,000 full-cash bond. Robinette could face up to 25 years behind bars if found guilty of all three charges.
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